2 Corinthians 13:2

I have warned previously, and I warn again, as when I was present the second time, so now, being absent, I write to those who have sinned before now and to all the rest that if I come again, I will not spare,

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In The King James Version

I told you before, and foretell you, as if I were present, the second time; and being absent now I write to them which heretofore have sinned, and to all other, that, if I come again, I will not spare:

In Context

1This is the third time I am coming to you. “At the mouth of two or three witnesses shall every word be established.”

3seeing that you seek a proof of Messiah who speaks in me who is not weak, but is powerful in you.

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Cross References

1 Corinthians 4:19But I will come to you shortly, if the Lord is willing. And I will know, not the word of those who are puffed up, but the power.

2 Corinthians 1:23But I call God for a witness to my soul, that to spare you, I didn’t come to Corinth.

2 Corinthians 10:8For even if I boast somewhat abundantly concerning our authority, which the Lord gave for building you up and not for casting you down, I will not be ashamed,

2 Corinthians 13:10For this cause I write these things while absent, that I may not deal sharply when present, according to the authority which the Lord gave me for building up and not for tearing down.

Matthew Henry on 2 Corinthians 13:2-7

The Apostle Asserts His Claims. ( a. d. 57.) 1 This is the third time I am coming to you. In the mouth of two or three witnesses shall every word be established. 2 I told you before, and foretell you, as if I were present, the second time; and being absent now I write to them which heretofore have sinned, and to all other, that, if I come again, I will not spare: 3 Since ye seek a proof of Christ speaking in me, which to you-ward is not weak, but is mighty in you. 4 For though he was crucified through weakness,… Read the whole commentary →

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